Weekly catch-up guide to your favorite soaps

Summaries for the Week of Week of January 10, 2011

To access this feature directly, choose the "Quick catchup on all soaps" option under the RECAPS tab in the blue navigation menu of any page on our site.

All My Children

Madison was hurt when her father refused to see her. Greenlee turned to Scott for help when she learned that he had met Madison. Greenlee agreed to give Scott a job at the hospital and to speak at his parole hearing if he helped Madison move on from Ryan. Greenlee was shocked to learn that Scott was aware that Madison was pregnant with Ryan's baby. Scott was released from prison. Madison overheard Ryan speculate that Zach's business partners might have killed Zach to stop the sale of the casinos. Ryan was happy to learn that Madison had decided to stay in town. Griffin arranged for Cara to move in with Kendall, so that Cara could monitor Kendall's recovery. Tad found himself opening up to Cara. Damon was filled with remorse after he and Liza had sex. Colby desperately tried to work things out with Damon, but Damon admitted that he had been intimate with someone. Liza was horrified to realize that she was no better than her mother had been when Marian had slept with Tad 25 years before. Tad told Liza that she was worse, because Tad hadn't cared about Marian, but Damon had trusted and respected Liza. Annie began to have paranoid hallucinations about JR and Marissa. Annie panicked when she accidentally knocked out Marissa, so she staged things to make it appear as if a burglar had been responsible for Marissa's bump on the head. Annie was livid when JR cancelled their plans to leave town. Angie decided to visit Cassandra for awhile. Angie was thrilled when Jesse let it slip that she was pregnant with a little girl. Natalia confessed to Brot that she was a virgin before they made love for the first time.

» Miss a day... or more?: Comprehensive recaps for every episode this week.
» 15 years of recaps: Relive the past, research, or get caught up in our Daily Recaps Archives.
» Spoilers and previews: See what's coming up in the week ahead in The Scoop.

The Bold and the Beautiful

What happened during the week of

Taylor fretted to Nick and Stephanie that Thomas had some type of Oedipus complex when it came to Brooke. Nick scoffed and Stephanie worried about Taylor. In Paris, Brooke and Thomas celebrated a successful press junket. When they returned to Los Angeles on the Forrester jet, Brooke fell asleep and Thomas kissed her on the lips. Brooke awakened and asked what Thomas thought he was doing. Hope confronted Amber and Tawny about Amber supposedly sleeping with Liam. Tawny supported Amber and said that Amber and Liam "had done the deed." Hope refused to believe it because Amber had a history of scamming men to get their money. Oliver asked Tawny and Hope to move out of his place. Tawny begged Amber to consider passing the baby off as Liam's child in order to get money for both of them. Marcus and Amber enjoyed some "friends with benefits" time, and Amber shared that she was pregnant, but that it was not Marcus' baby. Marcus wondered if it was Oliver's baby, and Amber was evasive. She admitted that she may have slipped up with another man, and Marcus guessed that the man was Liam. Ridge, Eric and Thorne shared memories of Brooke after Ridge shared that Taylor was worried about Brooke and Thomas. Thorne wondered if Thomas was gay.

Days of our Lives

What happened during the week of

Jennifer accidentally learned that Ben volunteered his time at the prison. Melanie, Philip, Daniel, Chloe, Stephanie, Nathan, Caroline, and family members tried desperately to deal with their shattered lives after the reveal of Parker's parentage and the paternity test switch. Melanie told Chloe that she didn't deserve to be Daniel's wife or Parker's mother. The hospital board cleared Carly of ethics charges thanks to Daniel. Melanie was stunned to learn that she was pregnant. Warden Jane kidnapped Bo when her people caught him spying around at the meeting site. Jane later revealed that Stefano spearheaded the organ scam at the prison. E.J., Sami and family learned that the cancer had spread to Johnny's other eye. E.J. prayed to God that if Johnny's surgery were successful, that he would allow Sami to be part of their children's lives again. Johnny's surgery was successful and the doctor's seemed confident of a positive prognosis. Stefano warmed to Kate. Chad learned about Johnny's surgery and realized that this tragedy affected his nephew. Nathan confronted Philip and warned him to stay away from Melanie. Stephanie blasted Melanie for loving both of the men that she loved and for ruining her life.

General Hospital

What happened during the week of

Siobhan continued to secretly meet with the Balkan, unaware that he was Theo Hoffman. It was revealed that the Balkan held Siobhan's sister captive to force Siobhan to cooperate. Siobhan broke things off with Lucky when she realized that the Balkan might have her lure Lucky to his death. Sonny surprised Brenda with a special set of wedding rings. Later, Sonny had an unsettling dream about their wedding day. Sonny asked Dante to be his best man. Dante initially declined Sonny's request, but Brenda persuaded Dante to change his mind. Lulu feared that Dante had developed a romantic attachment to Brenda, so she asked him to request a reassignment. Dante insisted that protecting Brenda was simply a job. Carly turned to Diane for help obtaining legal documentation to prove that Brenda and Dante had a child together. Abby was arrested for prostitution after an anonymous tipster called in. Michael refused to believe that Abby was guilty of the crime, so he pleaded with Dante to help Abby. Michael and Abby kissed. Sam learned that there was a procedure that might reverse her fertility problems. Molly had flashbacks of the bus crash followed by angry outbursts. Elizabeth and Brook vied for Nikolas' attention. Brook warned Lucky that Elizabeth was after Nikolas' money. Lucky advised Nikolas to follow his heart in regards to Elizabeth. Patrick realized that Lisa had likely passed the incriminating syringe to Johnny, so he turned to Johnny for help. Johnny claimed that he had no idea what Patrick was talking about. Terrell continued to work Lisa's agenda to seduce Robin, but he was livid when he discovered that Lisa had failed to tell him that Robin was HIV positive.

One Life to Live

Jessica delivered a healthy baby boy by Cesarean section and was relieved to learn that she didn't need a hysterectomy. Marty returned to the lodge to help Natalie deliver a baby boy. John arrived shortly afterwards to discover that Marty's mind had completely unraveled. Marty believed that the newborn was her son with John. At the hospital, Natalie prepared to confess all to John, but Marty barged into the room and then began to tell John the truth about the baby in a disjointed and incoherent manner. After Marty was taken away, Natalie realized that she could keep her secret because no one would believe Marty. Natalie used Marty's breakdown to cover her tracks about what had transpired in the court house and at the lodge. Vimal realized that he might have switched the wrong Buchanan daughter's paternity test. Marty managed to make her way to the nursery. Joey was stunned to find a man in Aubrey's room. Cutter quickly introduced himself as Aubrey's brother, but Joey had his doubts because of the picture of Aubrey and Cutter in the French magazine. Cutter cleverly managed to explain the picture away. Cutter and Aubrey discussed their plans to clean out Joey's back accounts and then skip town with the money. Aubrey worried that Kelly might pose a problem, so Cutter decided to deal with Kelly. Rex told Bo that Inez had received a prescription from Marty on the day of Eddie's murder. T�a decided that the best defense for Nate was to implicate Inez in Eddie's murder. Blair continued to search for clues about the portrait of her that Eli had kept in the box. Starr was disappointed when James agreed to go to a sorority dance with Michelle.

The Young and the Restless

What happened during the week of

Jack went to Koa's store in Hawaii to check up on Sharon's story. Koa called Victor about Jack's investigation, but Victor wasn't concerned. Adam refused to accept a plea. Jack found Skye's burned perfume bottle and realized that Victor had faked Skye's death in Genoa City then set her up in Hawaii. The authorities were unimpressed with Jack's evidence until he found Skye's keychain in Hawaii and matched it to surveillance photos from Genoa City. The D.A. dropped the charges and Adam was freed. Jack was furious when he learned that Diane and Kyle had moved into Victor's ranch. Paul listened to Chance"�s shooting and realized Ronan was using blanks. Heather confronted Ronan and he admitted that Chance was still alive. Nina was not a match for Ronan's transplant and asked Christine to have Chance tested. Chris said that wasn't possible. Victoria and Abby bested Victor at the mediation, inciting Victor's ire and limiting his ability to do business. Billy bought a baby for Victoria; unaware it was Daisy's newborn. Daniel memory was spotty. Phyllis approved of Billy publishing the story of what Victor did to Skye. Despite battling Nick for Faith's custody, Sharon had Adam move in with her.